# The Happytime Murders...R-rated Muppet movie (WTF?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 31, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849 "2018-07-31T03:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/1 "2018-07-31T03:04:00Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lpAdoEXUBcE/maxresdefault.jpg "The Happytime Murders Red Band Trailer #1 (2018) | Movieclips Trailers") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpAdoEXUBcE) My childhood is being killed one cherished memory at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/2 "2018-07-31T03:13:10Z")
> [@Enola\_Straight](#): > > My childhood is being killed one cherished memory at a time. Not to mention Melissa McCarthy’s career being killed one terrible movie at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/3 "2018-07-31T04:08:32Z")
The early muppets [were some violent motherfuckers.](https://youtube.com/watch?v=l__ncFUJLpc#) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/4 "2018-07-31T04:18:42Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Not to mention Melissa McCarthy’s career being killed one terrible movie at a time. Oh, I don’t know, her career is exactly how it should be. She never was gonna be a serious dramatic actor. She is what she is. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/5 "2018-07-31T04:24:52Z")
_Avenue Q_ is basically an R-rated Sesame Street, so… ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/6 "2018-07-31T04:26:19Z")
There was a movie almost 30 years ago called _Meet the Feebles_ that was probably even worse. It was set backstage at a variety show, like “The Muppet Show”. The manager was married to the star but having an affair with her understudy, the emcee was dying of every sexually transmitted disease in existence, the knife-thrower was constantly high because it was the only way to suppress the flashbacks from his time in 'Nam. If it wasn’t made with puppets, it would have been an easy X rating. Oh, and it was directed by Peter Jackson. I’ll post the trailer with the two-click rule.[spoiler][Meet the Feebles Trailer - YouTube](https://youtu.be/FON5KnEKReA%5B/spoiler%5D) ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/7 "2018-07-31T04:32:58Z")
Yeah, Meet the Feebles pretty much nailed the adult muppet thing. I don’t think it needs to be done again. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/8 "2018-07-31T05:12:38Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > the knife-thrower was constantly high because it was the only way to suppress the flashbacks from his time in 'Nam. Reminds me of [this poor guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xZ52mG1yIo). ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/9 "2018-07-31T05:32:37Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > Reminds me of [this poor guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xZ52mG1yIo). Here’s the relevant clip. It’s in German, but you can get the gist of it.[spoiler][https://youtu.be/1hdqU3hJZfI?t=36s[/spoiler]](https://youtu.be/1hdqU3hJZfI?t=36s%5B/spoiler%5D) ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/10 "2018-07-31T12:45:02Z")
Note, not officially “Muppets”. Yes, Brian Henson. Yes, started production under The Jim Henson Company. But note the tag line: “Sex. Murder. Puppets.” This is a Puppet movie, not a Muppet movie. Another tag line “No Sesame, all Street.” got a [lawsuit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happytime_Murders#Lawsuit) briefly thrown at them. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/11 "2018-07-31T13:12:52Z")
Piddles!!! ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/12 "2018-07-31T13:29:18Z")
Disappointing. I was hoping to find out what the fuck Mr Snuffleupagus was on. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/13 "2018-07-31T18:11:11Z")
Also there is _Greg the Bunny_ and _Warren the Ape._ ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/14 "2018-07-31T18:45:31Z")
Crude/inappropriate humor can be hilarious if there is some real wit or imagination behind it. This looks like them being crude just for sake of being crude. No surprises, everything obvious. Oh look! A muppet swearing and having sex. How edgy! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/15 "2018-07-31T21:00:17Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Also there is _Greg the Bunny_ and _Warren the Ape._ And from north of the border, _Puppets Who Kill._ ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/16 "2018-07-31T21:20:32Z")
I guess nobody (myself included) remembers [Jim Henson’s work with SNL in '75 & '76](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Land_of_Gorch). > [@Wikipedia](#): > > [The characters] behaved boorishly and made frequent references to drug abuse, sexual innuendo, and consumption of alcohol. ---
**Author:** ![Cumberdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/17 "2018-08-02T02:28:00Z")
I’m hoping it’s more than just gross-out humor. Maybe it will be a _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_ with puppets. Also, I would really like it if it plays up the film noir aspect. And I will add, they should not have mentioned the Muppets at all in advertising this. Let it stand as its own thing. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/18 "2018-08-02T02:59:15Z")
I think the trailer looks like it could be funny with a touch of disturbing. I might try to see it. But, then, I thought _Beavis and Butthead Do America_ was one of the funniest movies ever made, so clearly I have a soft spot for juvenile humor. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/19 "2018-08-02T03:17:24Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > The early muppets [were some violent motherfuckers.](https://youtube.com/watch?v=l__ncFUJLpc#) [I’ve Grown Accustomed To Your Face](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRYjumFolTs) is the most disturbing Muppet thing I’ve ever seen. So simple, but it’s creeped me out for years. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849/20 "2018-08-02T04:30:21Z")
I showed the trailer to my SO. She likes it enough to want the DVD but not enough to see it in a theater. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849.md?page=2)